Elephant Butte

“What's the difference between a butte, mesa, and plateau?”, was the topic of our conversation on the way to Truth or Consequences. By the way, yes, the city was renamed in the '50's after the popular television show of the same name. Here is what we discovered about buttes, mesas, and plateaus thanks to our handy dandy phone! http://seethesouthwest.com/903/the-difference-between-a-butte-mesa-and-plateau/